Hunt v. Authier
28 Cal. 2d 288 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 4
Holding
The court held that a cause of action for wrongful death, to the extent it seeks recovery for damage to the property interests of the decedent’s heirs, survives against the tortfeasor’s estate under Probate Code section 574, which permits actions for waste or destruction of property to be maintained against an executor or administrator.
Statutes construed
- CIV § 14
- CIV § 43.5
Cited by (4)
- MELVIN C. JOHNSON, as Special Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. KEY SYSTEM TRANSIT LINES et al., Defendants and Respondents (1962) 210 Cal. App. 2d 440
- Estate of FLORENCE LAIRD, Deceased. KAREN BISCHOFF, Petitioner and Appellant, v. LILAS W. SVENDSEN, as Special Administratrix, etc., Respondent (1963) 214 Cal. App. 2d 387
- Estate of JESSIE LOU GIBSON, Deceased. JAMES MICHAEL GIBSON, Objector and Appellant, v. ANDREW MILLER, Petitioner and Respondent (1963) 222 Cal. App. 2d 299
- EDWARD LOVE, as Special Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN WOLF et al., Defendants and Appellants (1967) 249 Cal. App. 2d 822